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| Date: | Sunday 28 December 1952 |
| Time: | 09:50 |
| Type: |  Cessna 170A |
| Owner/operator: | private |
| Registration: | N1278D |
| MSN: | 19854 |
| Fatalities: | Fatalities: 1 / Occupants: 1 |
| Other fatalities: | 0 |
| Aircraft damage: | Destroyed |
| Category: | Accident |
| Location: | Sweetwater, TX -
 United States of America
|
| Phase: | En route |
| Nature: | Private |
| Departure airport: | Avenger Field, Sweetwater, TX |
| Confidence Rating: |  Information is only available from news, social media or unofficial sources |
Pilot (23) committed suicide. Dived into a gravel pit.
Sources:
The Key West Citizen 29 December 1952, p1 n
Revision history:
| Date/time | Contributor | Updates |
|---|---|---|
| 24-Feb-2021 20:03 | TB | Added |
| 29-Jan-2022 15:07 | Cobar | Updated [Time, Phase, Departure airport, ] |
| 27-Aug-2025 15:48 | Cobar | Updated [Aircraft type, Registration, Cn, Source, ] |
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